Irises cross stitch pattern

Free patterns · Famous painting · A bed of blue irises with a single white bloom, from Vincent van Gogh’s 1889 painting.

Irises cross stitch chart, 120 by 93 stitches, 28 colors, DMC 3814, 772, 733, 503, 612, 823, 470, 3750, 471, 336, 989, 794, 798, 3799, 992, 939, 793, 610, 986, 433, 993, 926, 3829, 937, 3817, 991, 779, 932

stitches: 120 × 93
DMC colors: 28
on 14-count: 8.6 × 6.6 in

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For when you have a few projects behind you: many colors and soft shading, made from a picture. Free to stitch for yourself, as a gift, or to sell the finished piece.

Stitching tip: Blue flowers on green leaves: stitch the single white iris first so you find your place, then work the blues and greens across the chart in blocks.

Made from a picture by Vincent van Gogh (public domain).

Thread key

Everything to buy for this pattern, by DMC number.

Symbol	DMC	Name	Stitches	Skeins
⊕	3814	Aquamarine	244	1
⊠	772	Yellow Green Vy Lt	241	1
⌂	733	Olive Green Md	174	1
■	503	Blue Green Med	1056	1
□	612	Drab Brown Lt	391	1
▣	823	Navy Blue Dark	294	1
▬	470	Avocado Grn Lt	343	1
▮	3750	Antique Blue Very Dk	335	1
▲	471	Avocado Grn V Lt	727	1
△	336	Navy Blue	375	1
◆	989	Forest Green	610	1
◇	794	Cornflower Blue Light	371	1
◉	798	Delft Blue Dark	245	1
○	3799	Pewter Gray Vy Dk	417	1
◎	992	Aquamarine Lt	99	1
●	939	Navy Blue Very Dark	1315	1
◐	793	Cornflower Blue Med	301	1
◧	610	Drab Brown Dk	299	1
★	986	Forest Green Vy Dk	608	1
☆	433	Brown Med	364	1
♣	993	Aquamarine Vy Lt	314	1
♥	926	Gray Green Med	419	1
✓	3829	Old Gold Vy Dark	169	1
✖	937	Avocado Green Md	441	1
✚	3817	Celadon Green Lt	460	1
✱	991	Aquamarine Dk	152	1
⬡	779	Cocoa Dark	192	1
⬢	932	Antique Blue Light	204	1

Finished size

How big it comes out on each Aida count. The cut size adds 3 inches on every side so the fabric fits the hoop.

Fabric	Finished	Cut
14-count Aida	8.6 × 6.6 in (21.8 × 16.9 cm)	14.6 × 12.6 in
16-count Aida	7.5 × 5.8 in (19.1 × 14.8 cm)	13.5 × 11.8 in
18-count Aida	6.7 × 5.2 in (16.9 × 13.1 cm)	12.7 × 11.2 in

How to stitch it

Fold the fabric in half both ways to find the middle, match it to the center of the chart, and work outward. Each square is one full cross in 2 strands of floss.

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Finished size

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